Vanakathukuria Kathaliye (1978)

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Country: India
Genres: N/A
Release: 1978-07-14
Director: A.C. Trilogchander
Writers: Arurdoss
Language: Tamil
Stars: Sridevi , Sridevi , Rajinikanth , Vijayakumar , Jayachitra , S.V. Subbaiah , Aachi Manorama , Jai Ganesh , S.A. Ashokan , Thengai Srinivasan , K. Nataraj
Runtime: 127 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Vanakathukuria Kathaliye (India)
Plot: Shanthi (Sridevi) has a long lost twin sister Jenny. Both are brought up in different backgrounds Shanthi has grown up in a Hindu rural background, while Jenny is brought up in an urban Anglo Indian culture. Shanthi meets with an accident and gains extra-sensory perceptions (ESP). She starts visualising future and this creates problem in her life especially marriage proposal.Jenny is a rebellious girl and wants to marry Joe (Rajnikanth) to which her father opposes. She comes to know about her true identity as well as her sister. Amidst these circumstances, she challenges her father and leaves the house to be with Joe. Joe and Jenny are quite happy together despite financial limitations. Soon Jenny comes to know that she is suffering from cancer and the treatment is a huge cost. Joe suggests her to return to her father, but Jenny refuses.Here, Shanthi too is frustrated with the fact that people are misunderstanding her to posses divine powers and start worshiping her like a Goddess. She also comes to know about her twin sister. Her older sister Deepa is about to get married, when Shanthi visualises her brother in law would die in a plane crash. Hence she tries her level best to stop the marriage, but her efforts go in vain. She is unable to stop the inevitable. Things take an ugly turn and Shanthi runs away from the house.Jenny wishes to meet her family for one last time and heads to the village with Joe. She meets Shanthi on the way and urges her to take her home. Shanthi and Joe stay out as Jenny goes inside the house, reaches out to her father and dies in Shanthi's house. The family misunderstands her to be Shanthi who takes the opportunity to switch her identity with Jenny. Joe bring her to Jenny's father who is elated to see his daughter back,With these turn of events, will Shanthi ever return to her own house? Will she return to her love? Or She will keep Jenny's identity and stay with Joe, who is the only person to know the truth.
IMDB:tt0187574